SHELBURNE, N.H. — Nina Pierce Hayes, 89, passed away at her home in Shelburne, NH, on June 20, surrounded by family, after a short illness. She was born March 31, 1929 in West Paris, the daughter of Wilma Kimball and Floreston Pierce. She attended North Paris and West Paris schools, and graduated from Gould Academy in […]
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Arbor Day celebrated in Farmington
FARMINGTON — As a Tree City, Farmington celebrated Arbor Day on Tuesday with a presentation on the downtown Tree Inventory taken in 2015. Phil Hutchins, director of Farmington Public Works, also discussed the town’s and homeowners’ responsibility for trees within the town’s right of way, a space basically defined as 25 feet from the center […]
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Otisfield Conservation Committee postpones Greeley Brook cleanup to June
OTISFIELD — Otisfield Conservation Committee Chairwoman Maureen Mooney-Howard told selectmen Wednesday that the committee would postpone its Greeley Brook Cleanup Day until the first Saturday in June. It was originally scheduled for April 22. Mooney-Howard said she drove along the roads that border the brook and saw there was a lot of ice and snow […]
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Woodstock spring cleanup announced
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Conservation Commission is sponsoring a street cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23, commission member Jane Chandler said. “This is one day that we set aside so that neighbors can gather to pick up the roadside trash,” she said. “It’s spring, it’s getting warmer, and the trash is more […]
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Bethel board considers public hearing on fluoride, heating system
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen will hear a request Monday for an hourlong public hearing on whether to remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the Town Office. The town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970. Bethel business owner Sarah […]
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Town to purchase parcel for $32,800
POLAND — Town Manager Bradley Plante told selectmen Tuesday night that the Conservation Commission raised enough money in private donations to purchase the 32-acre Furman property, which is key to the development of a town hiking-trail system. Owner Jennifer Furman had agreed to donate half of the property’s appraised value of $65,600 and sell the property to […]
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Board discusses restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Conservation Committee has agreed to whittle down a total of 39 restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area in an attempt to save money and be more practical. “Go big or go home,” Selectman Rick Micklon suggested when Bob Blake met with the board on December 18 to discuss the placement of […]
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Otisfield board denies reappointment request
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen turned down a request last week by a former Conservation Commission member to be reappointed. Pixie Williams resigned earlier this year but asked in a letter last week to be reinstated. She served as chairman of the committee in 2012. For several years, Williams also served on the Casco […]